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national movment begin in viet nam
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battle of dien bien phu
viet minh defated the french -
south vietnam monarchy was abolished
ngo dinh diem becam president of south viet nam -
elections would be held
Some signers of geneva wanted to unify the two countres -
gulf of tonkin resoulotion
this gave the order for milatry action in viet nam -
first american ground troops land
3500 troops land -
four f 4c phontoms conducted a bombing raid
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operation rolling thunder began
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operation starlite
this date marked the first major ground war in viet nam. -
500,000 troops are now stationed
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geneva acords decleard a cease fire
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thirty u.s targets actaked by viet cong